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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = IND
| NOCname = [[Indian Olympic Association]]
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1960
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|https://olympic.ind.in }}
| location = [[Rome]]
| competitors = 45 (all men)
| sports = 6
| flagbearer =
| rank = 32
| gold = 0
| silver = 1
| bronze = 0
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1900
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso =
}}

'''[[India]]''' competed at the '''[[1960 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]. 45 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 6 sports.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/summer/1960/ |title=India at the 1960 Rome Summer Games |access-date=20 June 2015 |work=Sports Reference |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620160841/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/summer/1960/ |archive-date=20 June 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> India won it's only medal in men's Field Hockey. [[Milkha Singh]] misses bronze medal by finishing 4th in Men's 400m in athletics.

==Medalists==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Medal
!Athlete
!Sports
!Event
|-
|Silver
|[[Joseph Antic]]

[[Kulwant Arora]]

[[Leslie Claudius]]

[[Jaman Lal Sharma]]

[[Mohinder Lal]]

[[Shankar Lakshman]]

[[John Peter (field hockey)|John Peter]]

[[Govind Sawant]]

[[Raghbir Singh Bhola]]

[[Udham Singh (field hockey)|Udham Singh Kullar]]

[[Charanjit Singh]]

[[Jaswant Singh (field hockey)|Jaswant Singh]]

[[Joginder Singh (field hockey)|Joginder Singh]]

[[Prithipal Singh]]
|[[Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Field hockey]]
|[[Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Men's Tournament]]
|}

== Competitors ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Sport
!Men
!Women
!Total
!Events
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
|8
|0
|8
|6
|-
|[[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Football]]
|14
|0
|14
|1
|-
|[[Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Field hockey]]
|14
|0
|14
|1
|-
|[[Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Shooting]]
|3
|0
|3
|2
|-
|[[Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]]
|1
|0
|1
|1
|-
|[[Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]]
|5
|0
|5
|5
|-
!Total
!45
!0
!45
!16
|}

==Athletics==
{{main|Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}8 Athletes represents India in [[1960 Summer Olympics]]. [[Milkha Singh]] finished second in all of the 400m rounds prior to the final, improving his time on each occasion. In the final he finished fourth with a time of 45.6, this being a decision that required a photo-finish. His finishing position was not bettered by an Indian track athlete until the 1984 Olympics.
;Men
;Track and Road Events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Round 1
!colspan="2"|Round 2
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|'''[[Milkha Singh]]'''
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]
|47:60 NR||3 '''Q'''||46:5||2 '''Q'''||45:9||2 '''Q'''||45:6||4
|-
|[[Jagmohan Singh (athlete)|'''Jagmohan Singh''']]
|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|110 m Hurdles]]
|15:34
|5
| colspan="6" |Did Not Advance
|-
|[[Lal Chand (athlete)|'''Lal Chand''']]
| rowspan="3" |[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Marathon]]
| colspan="6" rowspan="3" |N/A
|2:32:13.0
|40
|-
|'''[[Jagmal Singh (athlete)|Jagmal Singh]]'''
|2:35:01.0
|45
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''[[Ranjit Bhatia]]'''
|2:57:06.0
|60
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres|5000m]]
|15:06.6
|11
| colspan="4" |N/A
| colspan="2" |Did Not Advance
|}

'''Field Events'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Athlete
! rowspan="2" |Event
! colspan="2" |Qualification
! colspan="2" |Final
|-
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-
|[[Gurbachan Singh Randhawa]]
|[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|High Jump]]
|1.90m
|27
| colspan="2" |Did Not Advance
|-
|[[B.V. Satyanarayan]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Long Jump]]
|6.70m
|44
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Did Not Advance
|-
|[[Virsa Singh]]
|7.08m
|30
|}

==Football==
{{main|Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}

===Group D===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=150|Team
!width=20|{{abbr|Pld|Matches played}}
!width=20|{{abbr|W|Matches won}}
!width=20|{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}
!width=20|{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}
!width=20|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!width=20|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!width=20|{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}
!width=20|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{fb|HUN}}
|3||3||0||0||15||3||+12||'''6'''
|-
|align=left|{{fb|FRA}}
|3||1||1||1||3||9||−6||'''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{fb|PER}}
|3||1||0||2||6||9||−3||'''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{fb|IND}}
|3||0||1||2||3||6||−3||'''1'''
|}

{{football box
|date = August 26, 1960 12:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}}
|score = 2 – 1
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197075/matches/match=32038/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|PER}}
|goals1 = [[André Giamarchi|Giamarchi]] {{goal|67}} [[Yvon Quédec|Quédec]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2 = [[Ángel Uribe|Uribe]] {{goal|1}}
|stadium = [[Florence]]
|referee = Erlich (YUG)
|attendance =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = August 26, 1960 12:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|HUN}}
| score = 2 – 1
| report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197075/matches/match=32043/report.html Report]
| team2 = {{fb|IND}}
| goals1 = [[János Göröcs|Göröcs]] {{goal|23}} [[Flórián Albert, Sr.|Albert]] {{goal|56}}
| goals2 = [[Tulsidas Balaram|Balamaran]] {{goal|79}}
| stadium = [[L'Aquila]]
| referee = [[Bahri Ben Said|Ben Said]] (TUN)
| attendance =
| event =
| time =
| round =
| score1 =
| score2 =
| penaltyscore =
| penalties1 =
| penalties2 =
| location =
| aet =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = August 29, 1960 12:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA}}
|score = 1 – 1
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197075/matches/match=32050/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Gérard Coinçon|Coinçon]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2 = [[Pradip Kumar Banerjee|Banerjee]] {{goal|71}}
|stadium = [[Grosseto]], [[Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini|Stadio Olimpico Comunale]]
|referee = [[Raymond Morgan|Morgan]] (CAN)
|attendance =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = August 29, 1960 12:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HUN}}
|score = 6 – 2
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197075/matches/match=32045/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|PER}}
|goals1 = [[Flórián Albert, Sr.|Albert]] {{goal|17||87}} [[Gyula Rákosi|Rákosi]] {{goal|27}} [[János Göröcs|Göröcs]] {{goal|33}} [[János Dunai|Dunai]] {{goal|46||63}}
|goals2 = [[Alberto Ramírez (footballer born 1941)|Ramirez]] {{goal|25||79}}
|stadium = [[Napoli]]
|referee = [[Piero Bonetto|Bonetto]] (ITA)
|attendance =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = September 1, 1960 12:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PER}}
|score = 3 – 1
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197075/matches/match=32052/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Nicolas Nieri|Nieri]] {{goal|27||53}} [[Thomas Iwasaki|Iwasaki]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2 = [[Tulsidas Balamaran|Balamaran]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium = [[Pescara]]
|referee = [[Hussein Imam|Imam]] (UAE)
|attendance =
}}
----
{{football box
|date = September 1, 1960 13:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|HUN}}
|score = 7 – 0
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197075/matches/match=32057/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|FRA}}
|goals1 = [[Flórián Albert, Sr.|Albert]] {{goal|12||85}} [[János Göröcs|Göröcs]] {{goal|34||59||77}} [[János Dunai|Dunai]] {{goal|41||79}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Rome]]
|referee = [[Vincenzo Orlandini|Orlandini]] (ITA)
|attendance =
}}

== Field hockey==
{{main|Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}

India played a few practice matches leading into the group stage games. They defeated [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]] 8–0 on 22 August<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ram |first1=Vernon |title=Claudius Sees Potent Rival in Germany |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=24 August 1960 |page=10}}</ref> and [[Australia men's national field hockey team|Australia]] 5–2 three days later.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asian Hockey Teams' Impressive Play |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=26 August 1960 |page=10}}</ref> This was the first time since 1928 that the Men's team failed to achieve a gold medal in [[field hockey]]. They lost 1-0 to Pakistan by a goal Ahmad nasir to secure the second position.

Team Roster:

* [[Joseph Antic]]
* [[Kulwant Arora]]
* [[Leslie Claudius]]
* [[Jaman Lal Sharma]]
* [[Mohinder Lal]]
* [[Shankar Lakshman]]
* [[John Peter (field hockey)|John Peter]]
* [[Govind Sawant]]
* [[Raghbir Singh Bhola]]
* [[Udham Singh (field hockey)|Udham Singh Kullar]]
* [[Charanjit Singh]]
* [[Jaswant Singh (field hockey)|Jaswant Singh]]
* [[Joginder Singh (field hockey)|Joginder Singh]]
* [[Prithipal Singh]]
;Summary

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Group Stage
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Opposition Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|[[India men's national field hockey team|India men's]]
|align=left|[[Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Men's tournament]]
|{{fh|DEN}} '''W''' 10–0
|{{fh|NED}} '''W''' 4–1
|{{fh|NZL}} '''W''' 3–0
|1
|{{fh|AUS}} '''W''' 1–0
|{{fh|GBR}} '''W''' 1–0
|{{fh|PAK}} '''L''' 0–1
|{{silver02}}
|}

==Shooting==
{{main|Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
Three shooters represented India in 1960.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Athlete
!Event
!Score
!Rank
|-
|[[Paul Cheema Singh]]
|[[Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol|Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol]]
|434
|57
|-
|[[Karni Singh]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's trap|Men's Trap]]
|183
|8
|-
|[[Sen Keshav]]
| -
|AC QR
|}
;
==Weightlifting==
{{main|Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Athlete
!Event
!Total(Kgs)
!Rank
|-
|[[Laxmi Kanta Das]]
|[[Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 kg|Men's 60 kg]]
|315.0
|12
|}

==Wrestling==
{{main|Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
{{smalldiv|1=<nowiki/>
'''Key''':
* {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall}} - [[Pin (amateur wrestling)|Victory by Fall]].
* {{abbr|Pt|Decision by Points}} - Decision by Points.
* {{abbr|Pd|Decision by Points (Judges Disagree)}} - Decision by Points but Judges disagree.
}}

;Men's freestyle
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!Athlete
!Event
!Round 1 Result
!Round 2 Result
!Round 3 Result
!Round 4 Result
!Round 5 Result
!Round 6 Result
!Round 7 Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|[[S. Shiam]]
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 62 kg|−62 kg]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[J. Mewis]]|BEL|1960 Summer}} '''L''' {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall - 4m 52s}}
|colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not Advance}}
|25
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Gian Prakash]]
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 67 kg|−67 kg]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Shelby Wilson]]|USA|1960 Summer}} '''L''' {{abbr|Pt|Decision by Points : 3-1}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[J. Yanez]]|CUB|1960 Summer}} '''W''' {{abbr|Pt|Decision by Points : 3-1}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[M. Peltoniemi]]|FIN|1960 Summer}} '''L''' {{abbr|Pt|Decision by Points : 3-1}}
|colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not Advance}}
| {{n/a}}
|15
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Udey Chand]]
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 73 kg|−73 kg]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[J. Feeney]]|IRL|1960 Summer}} '''W''' {{abbr|Pt|Decision by Points : 3-1}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[N. Balavadze]]|URS|1960 Summer}} '''L''' {{abbr|Pt|Decision by Points : 3-1}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[İsmail Ogan]]|TUR|1960 Summer}} '''L''' {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall - 4m 11s}}
|colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not Advance}}
| {{n/a}}
|14
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Madho Singh]]
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 79 kg|−79 kg]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[A. Butts]]|GBR|1960 Summer}} '''W''' {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall - 4m 3s}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[G. Caraffini]]|ITA|1960 Summer}} '''W''' {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall - 4m 3s}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Hans Antonsson]]|SWE|1960 Summer}} '''L''' {{abbr|Pt|Decision by Points : 3-1}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Georgy Skhirtladze]]|URS|1960 Summer}} '''L''' {{abbr|Pt|Decision by Points : 3-1}}
| {{n/a|Did not Advance}}
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|5
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Sajjan Singh (Wrestler)|Sajjan Singh]]
|align=left|[[Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 87 kg|−87 kg]]
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[A. Marcucci]]|ITA|1960 Summer}} '''W''' {{abbr|Pt|Decision by Points : 3-1}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[D. Rauchbach]]|EUA|1960 Summer}} '''W''' {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall - 3m 45s}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[G. Gurics]]|HUN|1960 Summer}} '''L''' {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall - 3m 37s}}
|{{flagIOCathlete|[[V. Palm]]|SWE|1960 Summer}} '''L''' {{abbr|Pt|Decision by Points : 3-1}}
|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not Advance}}
| {{n/a}}
|7
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060622162855/http://www.amateur-boxing.vip.interia.pl/Championships/OlympicGames2000.html Official Olympic Reports]
*[http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]

{{Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}

[[Category:Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:India at the Summer Olympics by year|1960]]

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